Cyber Safety

Keeping your children safe

Each newsletter this term we will sharing with you the wide range of resources and supports that exist for families to keep their children cyber safe. 

 

As parents and carers, you face the incredibly difficult task of balancing demands to access technology and social media with the concerns of supervision and keeping your children safe.

 

We are excited to have arranged a session for parents and carers on this important theme later  in the school year. 'Cyber Safety: Raising Kids in a Digital World' will be delivered by cyber safety experts Martin and Carley McGauran on Wednesday the 24th November at 6:30pm. 

 

Martin and Carley will work in the school during the day, also leading sessions for students and staff before starting the parent session. 

 

This approach to educating and supporting the whole community worked really well at the start of the year when we ran our sessions on Sex and Relationships education with Vanessa Hamilton so we will be replicaing it for this similarly important issue.

 

We will share details on how to register for the session closer to the time but please put the evening into your diaries now.

 

 

 

Before this SKiPPS session, there is also a wealth of other resources and webinars available for parents to help their children navigate this new world. The Federal Government e-Safety commissioner hosts a number of great resources for parents. 

The eSafety Guide

Located at https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/esafety-guide, this helpful page helps parents to understand the latest games, apps and social media, including how to protect your information and report inappropriate content.

eSafety parent guide to digital technologies and mental health

This Term 4 webinar will provide parents and carers with strategies to help young people and their mental health when they are online.

It is designed for parents and carers of young people aged 10–18.

It will cover:

  • what do to about accidental exposure to content about suicide, self-harm or eating disorders
  • using games, apps and social media to support mental wellbeing
  • the pros and cons of digital mental health platforms
  • strategies for young people to support friends online.

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Dates (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)

Tuesday 19 October 7.30 to 8.30 pm

Wednesday 20 October 12.30 to 1.30 pm

Thursday 21 October 12.30 to 1.30 pm

Tuesday 26 October 7.30 to 8.30 pm

Tuesday 9 November 7.30 to 8.30 pm

Thursday 18 November 12.30 to 1.30 pm

eSafety’s parent guide to online gaming

This Term 4 webinar will provide parents and carers with an understanding of the benefits and risks of online gaming. 

It is designed for parents and carers of young people aged 8–13.

It will cover: 

  • eSafety’s State of play research
  • the games young people are using and how they are engaging with them
  • the benefits of gaming and how to mitigate risks
  • practical strategies to use at home and where to find help and support if things go wrong.

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Dates (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)

15 November 12.30 to 1.30 pm

24 November 7.30 to 8.30 pm